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Cuong Tran <eastran@ipnet.ins.gu.edu.au> writes:

>Would anyone have any information pertaining to the identification of
>fire-resistive vegetation. These are not plants that will regenerate
>quickly post-fire, or have dormant seeds stimulated by the fire (often
>termed fire-resistant) but those plants that will NOT burn (to a certain
>extent). Charactersitics of fire-resistive vegtation may play a role in
>management and the preventative measures to lower the chances of fire
>destroying your property (or plantation). Therfore locating or collating
>a list of plants that won't burn could be useful as an effective
>preventative measure.
>Some characteristics common to fire-resistive vegetation include high
>mositure content, high salt content, high mineral ash content etc.
>Anyone with information or (ideally) references would be grateful.

>Cheers

>C Tran
>Griffith Uni

Dear C Tran
There is a comprehensive listing of Fire-Retardant natives in the book 
"Grow what where" by the Australian Plant Study Group, Viking O'Neil 
publishers, ISBN o 670 90150 4. which should be available from the 
library or bookshop. If you have trouble locating it, email me with a fax 
number and i will fax it to you from work. Cheers, Robyn
(bluemoon@adelaide.DIALix.oz.au)
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